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William Prichard (other)
William Prichard may refer to: * William Prichard (priest) (c. 1563–1629), Welsh Anglican and Oxford academic *Sir William Prichard (politician) Sir William Pritchard or Prichard (1632?–1705) was an English merchant, slave trader and politician, Lord Mayor of London in 1682. Early life Born about 1632, was the second son of Francis Prichard of Southwark, and his wife, Mary Eggleston. ... (c. 1632–1705), MP for City of London, 1685–1687, 1690–1695 and 1702–1705 * William Prichard (bobsledder), Swiss bobsledder {{hndis, Prichard, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Prichard (priest)
William Prichard (c. 1563 – 1629) was a Welsh clergyman and academic at the University of Oxford. Life Prichard, from Monmouthshire, matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 1 November 1581 at the age of 18, obtaining his BA degree from Christ Church, Oxford on 14 June 1585 and his MA on 15 May 1588. He was university Proctor in 1595. He was appointed vicar of Abergavenny in 1589, vicar of Caerwent thereafter, and became rector of Ewelme, Oxfordshire in 1606 (holding this position until his death in 1629). He was also a canon of Sarum and of St Paul's, being appointed to these positions in 1620. He was appointed as a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship St ... by the royal charter of 1622. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Prichard, Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Prichard (politician)
Sir William Pritchard or Prichard (1632?–1705) was an English merchant, slave trader and politician, Lord Mayor of London in 1682. Early life Born about 1632, was the second son of Francis Prichard of Southwark, and his wife, Mary Eggleston. He is described as merchant taylor and alderman of Broad Street. Local politician and mayor In 1672 Prichard was Sheriff of London, and he was knighted on 23 October in that year. On 29 September 1682 he went to the poll as court candidate for the mayoralty, and on 4 October the recorder declared him third on the list, below Sir Thomas Gold and Alderman Henry Cornish, both Whigs. But a scrutiny of the poll gave him the first place. On the 25th he was declared elected by the court of aldermen, and on the 28th was sworn in at the Guildhall Prichard's election was celebrated as a great triumph for the court party, in loyal ballads and congratulatory poems. One of these "new loyal songs and catches" was set to music by Henry Purcell. In o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |